The final issue that this blog series will cover is that of Acknowledgement. The fact is that this blog was written for believers. The sad part is that there a many people out there who have gotten faith, belief, and acknowledgment mixed up. We are saved by faith in Christ Jesus. Acknowledgement (belief alone) gets you no where but a false hope.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: A CALL TO COMFORT
"American Christianity" has twisted the definitions of salvation and redemption so much that it doesn't resemble the same salvation and redemption in scripture. "American Christianity" has added Hollywood effects to the Gospel in attempt to beautify it but has created a falsehood. (The story of God saving mankind needed no beautifying) We, as a nation, have birthed evangelists and preachers that call the lost to acknowledgement instead of repentance. Acknowledgement is simply having the knowledge of a greater power.
Someone who has fallen to the myth of acknowledgement seems to think that everything is okay. These are the ones who have no idea what it means to repent. An individual who only acknowledges that there is a God is one who will sin, say a quick apology, and then move on like nothing occurred. These are the ones who sin and say, "Well, I believe", shrug their shoulders, and move on as if nothing happened. This is comfortable. You don't have to deal with conviction of the Holy Spirit and you get to live your life, thinking that everything is okay. Its not.
"You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that-and shutter." -James 2:19
The demons know that there is a God, they know who God is, and they shutter in fear because they have no commitment or faithfulness to Him. Do you have a reason to fear?
FAITH: A CALL TO COMMITMENT
Acknowledgement and Faith have two different calls and two different outcomes. Acknowledgement requires nothing. Faith requires everything. If you have a true saving faith in Jesus Christ, then you have made a commitment. A commitment to righteousness, and a commitment to a life that is fully consecrated to Christ! Throw out the lies of carnality and take it as it is. As you have faith, you don't only believe, but you act on that belief and follow. What good is it if I say a chair is strong, but don't sit down? What good is it to say a bridge is strong, but not walk? Are you committed to the Call of Christ? Are you a true believer and follower.
The last issue is that all believers aren't believers.
"Now someone may argue, “Some people have faith; others have good deeds.” But I say, “How can you show me your faith if you don’t have good deeds? I will show you my faith by my good deeds.”
James 2:18
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